Non-governmental organisations in the modern cultural order of Gdynia – a problem outline
Non-governmental organisations in the modern cultural order of Gdynia – a problem outline

Summary/Abstract: The formation of democratic state institutions after the transformation of the political system in 1989‒1990 enabled the “reconstruction” of the structures of a self-organised and self-acting society. the developing image of a civic society should rest on the creation of social institutions, on practical realisation of ethical values and on participation of the greatest possible number of people in public life. One of the forms of such self-organisation are non-governmental organisations also called the third sector. This term refers to organisations located between public administration (first sector) and the “market” – entities oriented towards profit-making (second sector, so called private sector). The city of Gdynia is one of the pioneers among local government bodies to start and develop cooperation with non-governmental organisations. Gdynia was the first township in Poland to legislate the “Programme for Cooperation with Non-Governmental Organisations” as an act of local law in 1995.

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